Oh, the sweet sounds of laughter

Another video...I just love watching Josh and Avery play. She just adores her daddy. It doesn't matter what they are doing. He always manages to crack her up. Funny...he seems to have the same effect on many people. :)

Say diaper??

For some reason, long ago, when Avery learned the word "diaper", she never actually said the word, "diaper". No, our little girls says "buguck". We have no idea why. That has been, and seems to be, her word for diaper. It's times like these when we wish we could get into that brain of hers! :)
The proof is in the video...

Solvang or bust!

Josh and I were so excited to take an actual babymoon...3 nights away, with no "have to's" in our schedule. Just relaxation...and whatever we wanted! (and even though it rained almost the entire time, we weren't phased. it was still amazing!)
So, we went to Solvang, CA, which is just north of Santa Barbara - in wine country. 3 days of nothing but eating, sleeping, movies, eating, wine tasting, going to the spa (erin), golfing (josh), touring the tiny village of Solvang, which is absolutely adorable...and so much more.
my mom (nana) came and stayed with Avery...such a huge blessing! thank you, Nana!!!

Josh and the infamous Abel Skivers

driving into wine country, in a downpour

Fess Parker winery




beauty



adorable village of Solvang!

what we did, much of the time...cozy in bed with a good book!

until next time!

can I still post Christmas pics...even though its almost February??

off to Seattle for Christmas... As always, a great time.
just a few pictures...
the entire olson fam

3 other olson's

adults hanging out in the kitchen...where are all the kids?

avery and grandma...and ice cream

christmas eve. so happy, but still...sees the camera and, turns the smile off

josh reading "the night before christmas"


time for bed yet?

fun with cousins

and a few more...


one of avery's favorite pastimes...hanging

Christmas pics to come soon...I hope

So, amidst our travels to Seattle for Christmas, we lost our camera battery charger. Yep, that's us. Of course. So, haven't been able to turn on our camera since we got home. Luckily, Josh found a replacement on Ebay for the low price of $10. Hopefully it will be here soon!
In the meantime, Seattle was awesome! Great time with family...Lots of fun with kiddos...Lots of fun and eating for the adults...Avery got her first (huge) fat lip...Santa was good to all of us...And God showered us with blessings (Family, health, love, cookies, eggnog, etc.) What more can one ask for?? (No snow...but, that's okay. Maybe next year!)

wanna hear something crazy?

Today, I had a doc appointment with my specialist ob doctor (which I have only seen 3 times because all is well with baby boy olson - yay! - i still get to see my regular ob every few weeks or so). So, the crazy thing is...I am 28 weeks pregnant and today, he told me that baby boy is about 2lbs. 13oz right now. That is exactly how much Avery weighed when she was born. Wow. God is sooo good!! We feel so blessed and are so thankful for our nearly 2 year old bundle of joy...and our little boy who we can't wait to meet!

thanksgiving in Florida! (i know, i know...a little late with this one)

We all went down to Bonita Springs, FL for thanksgiving for a week of sun, swimming and family. Whew! What a week...10 adults, 9 kids, 4 bedrooms, 3 closets slept in, 2 cars, 4 bikes, a few accidents, lots of laughs, and only 1 eye split open! Not too shabby...
going to the beach...

a very cute couple...

at the beach


how many kids can we put in the bathtub?

breakfast!

too cute for words

and at night...the adults had WAY too much fun!




and then...this happened. poor kristen. punched in the eye during the JAHO Olympics by her very own husband

and what is Thanksgiving without a costume parade?


And we were blessed by more family on Thanksgiving day - uncle dave, aunt kate, kali, josh and braeden came, too. yay!